DBEDT, ETS debate statewide Open Data chatbot scope and pricing
Jan 14, 2026
At a task force meeting, DBEDT’s research-division representative pressed ETS on whether departments should build their own chatbots or use a statewide backend; ETS proposed a single indexed backend with department-specific front ends and said pricing models (named-user vs open-site usage) remain under evaluation.
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Representatives from the Department of Business, Economic Development & Tourism (DBEDT) and Enterprise Technology Services (ETS) discussed plans for a searchable Open Data website and a possible statewide chatbot at the Data & AI Task Force meeting.
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